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Retphaoubl by this year, only 9%. while the pledges sound good they often fall well short of the mark. whether it's wind, solar or any number of other technologies the race towards clean energy is on. president obama called it this generation's sputnik moment while issuing the stiffest challenge yet. jon: by 203580% of american electricity will come from clean energy sources. >> reporter: just like when the say the of oregon set a target to have government buildings using all renewable power by 2010. to say it fell short is an understatement. it accounts for 2% of the state's electricity. >> n...

>> the president: we feed to get behind this innovation. to help pay for it i'm asking congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. [ applause ] >> the president: i don't know if you've noticed, but they are doing just fine on their own. so, instepped of subsidizing yesterday's energy -- so, instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's. clean energy breakthroughs will translate into jobs if businesses know there will be a market. tonight, i challenge you to join me in setting a new goal. by 203580% of -- by 2035, 80% of ene...

>> the president: we feed to get behind this innovation. to help pay for it i'm asking congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. [ applause ] >> the president: i don't know if you've noticed, but they are doing just fine on their own. so, instepped of subsidizing yesterday's energy -- so, instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's. clean energy breakthroughs will translate into jobs if businesses know there will be a market. tonight, i challenge you to join me in setting a new goal. by 203580% of -- by 2035, 80% of ene...

>> the president: we feed to get behind this innovation. to help pay for it i'm asking congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. [ applause ] >> the president: i don't know if you've noticed, but they are doing just fine on their own. so, instepped of subsidizing yesterday's energy -- so, instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's. clean energy breakthroughs will translate into jobs if businesses know there will be a market. tonight, i challenge you to join me in setting a new goal. by 203580% of -- by 2035, 80% of ene...